One of those annual surveys ranking the most livable cities in the world came out the other day.
Chicago came in at 44th, according to the evaluation done by Mercer, a human resources consulting company.
Switzerland, on the other hand, had three cities in the Top 10.
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We have nothing against Switzerland. Its cities are nice, efficient and clean. We're sure that based on the livability criteria used -- crime, political stability, health, sanitation and such -- the Swiss rule.
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Chicago, for all its faults never commits the one sin the Swiss are guilty of. Sure, Chicago can be bitterly cold. And there's that corruption problem.
But dull as a cuckoo clock?
Not on your life.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Chicago more livable than is credited for
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